# List of Texas Southern Tigers in the NFL draft

Texas Southern Tigers football players have been drafted in the NFL Draft.

## Key

| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 1955 | 19 | 5 | 222 | Ed Smith | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1960 | 14 | 9 | 165 | Jim Sorey | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1963 | 11 | 5 | 145 | Winston Hill | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1963 | 20 | 12 | 278 | Homer Jones | New York Giants | B |
| 1964 | 12 | 6 | 160 | Warren Wells | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1964 | 18 | 14 | 252 | Bob Batts | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1967 | 2 | 7 | 33 | Willie Ellison | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1967 | 2 | 23 | 49 | Roy Hopkins | Houston Oilers | RB |
| 1967 | 5 | 26 | 133 | John Douglas | New York Saints | DB |
| 1967 | 11 | 20 | 283 | Leroy Mitchell | Boston Patriots | WR |
| 1968 | 6 | 8 | 146 | Jimmy Hines | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1968 | 13 | 1 | 328 | James Bivins | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 1968 | 15 | 11 | 392 | Coger Coverson | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1968 | 17 | 21 | 456 | Wesley Williams | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 | 28 | Ernest Calloway | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 1969 | 6 | 18 | 148 | Marion Bates | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1969 | 16 | 3 | 393 | Ed Hughes | Atlanta Falcons | RB |
| 1969 | 16 | 11 | 401 | Lloyd Mumphord | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1970 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Ken Burrough | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 1970 | 9 | 14 | 222 | Charlie Blossom | Houston Oilers | DE |
| 1970 | 14 | 2 | 340 | Bert Askson | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 | 27 | Julius Adams | New England Patriots | DT |
| 1971 | 8 | 2 | 184 | Larry Crowe | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1971 | 8 | 21 | 203 | Ernie Holmes | Pittsburgh Steelers | DT |
| 1971 | 11 | 16 | 276 | Nate Allen | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
| 1971 | 13 | 21 | 333 | Lionel Hepburn | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1971 | 13 | 25 | 337 | James Ford | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1971 | 14 | 13 | 351 | Edward O'Daniel | San Diego Chargers | DE |
| 1972 | 6 | 21 | 151 | Edward Hebert | Los Angeles Rams | DT |
| 1973 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Mike Holmes | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 1973 | 16 | 12 | 402 | Larry Smiley | Minnesota Vikings | DE |
| 1974 | 8 | 26 | 208 | Melvin Baker | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1974 | 11 | 19 | 279 | Harold Hart | Oakland Raiders | RB |
| 1975 | 12 | 3 | 289 | Alonza Picket | Atlanta Falcons | T |
| 1975 | 15 | 13 | 377 | Jack Holmes | Houston Oilers | RB |
| 1976 | 2 | 6 | 34 | Charles Philyaw | Oakland Raiders | DT |
| 1976 | 3 | 28 | 88 | Ernie Pough | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1980 | 12 | 17 | 322 | Calvin Muhammad | Oakland Raiders | WR |
| 1983 | 6 | 8 | 148 | Gene Branton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR |
| 1983 | 12 | 1 | 308 | Carl Williams | Baltimore Colts | WR |
| 1991 | 4 | 27 | 110 | Kevin Harris | Dallas Cowboys | DE |
| 1992 | 5 | 8 | 120 | Greg Briggs | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
| 1992 | 10 | 16 | 268 | Alberto White | Los Angeles Raiders | DE |
| 1993 | 2 | 11 | 40 | Michael Strahan | New York Giants | DE |
| 1993 | 4 | 2 | 86 | Kevin Johnson | New England Patriots | DT |
| 1994 | 3 | 25 | 90 | Joe Burch | New England Patriots | C |
| 1995 | 7 | 15 | 223 | Jessie Cox | Indianapolis Colts | LB |
| 1997 | 5 | 27 | 157 | Nick Lopez | Miami Dolphins | DE |
| 2000 | 5 | 22 | 151 | Joey Jamison | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 2015 | 4 | 37 | 136 | Tray Walker | Baltimore Ravens | DB |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
| 1983 | Vince Courville | WR | Los Angeles Raiders | — |
| 1983 | Arthur Cox | TE | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1985 | Leon Thomasson | CB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1987 | Warren Bone | DE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 2003 | Oliver Celestin | S | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2012 | Joseph Anderson | WR | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2016 | Cory Carter | P | Houston Texans | — |